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Guilty: Opium, Cocaine Dealer Convicted

Last Updated: 10:56 AM 08/28/08 - A Beaufort County man will spend 14 to 17 years behind bars. (Full Story)
Man Threatens To Blow Up Local Courthouse

Last Updated: 10:28 AM 08/28/08 - The Wayne County Sheriff's Office says Cleveland Egelston, II threatened to blow up the Wayne County courthouse, the sheriff and any officers inside. (Full Story)
First Baby Panda Birth In Two Decades

Last Updated: 7:27 AM 08/28/08 - At a zoo in Japan, a giant panda gave birth to the country's first baby Panda in two decades. (Full Story)
Gustav Getting Stronger

Last Updated: 7:26 AM 08/28/08 - The storm is getting close to regaining hurricane status. (Full Story)
DNC Moving To The Pepsi Center At Invesco Field For Finale

Last Updated: 7:18 AM 08/28/08 - Overnight, crews in Denver were busy setting up for the final night of the Democratic National Convention. (Full Story)
Paralympics Torch Lit In Beijing

Last Updated: 7:11 AM 08/28/08 - Less than a week after the Olympic flame was extinguished, the torch was lit again in Beijing, but this time for the Paralympics. (Full Story)
He Screamed " I'm Going To Kill You"

Last Updated: 9:15 PM 08/27/08 - ECU student attacked in residence hall...fellow students fight off the suspect. (Full Story)
New Tropical Depression Forms

Last Updated: 8:51 AM 08/28/08 - The National Hurricane Center has classified a disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Tropical Depression #8. (Full Story)
Tornado Reported Overnight

Last Updated: 5:16 AM 08/28/08 - A tornado was reported to the National Weather Service early Thursday morning. Read the story to find out where. (Full Story)
NC Agency Suing Auditor Over Ethics Investigation

Last Updated: 5:56 AM 08/28/08 - The North Carolina State Ethics Commission doesn't want State Auditor Les Merritt to look into a claim that commissioners gave preferential treatment to an aide to Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue. (Full Story)
Rain Remains In NC Forecast

Last Updated: 6:30 AM 08/28/08 - Heavy rain and the threat of severe weather linger over North Carolina as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay continue their passage through the state. (Full Story)
Grandmother's Cell Phone Bill $10,000 To Adult Chat Line

Last Updated: 7:19 PM 08/27/08 - A grandmother is fighting a wireless bill of more than $10,000 that was boosted by six weeks of calls to an adult chat line. (Full Story)
Using Tofu Waste As Energy; Saves Money And Cuts Pollution

Last Updated: 6:54 AM 08/28/08 - A tiny village in Indonesia has found a way to turn the waste from tofu
into biogas which saves money and cuts down on pollution. (Full Story)
NC Man Sentenced For Role In Virgina Crack Cocaine Ring

Last Updated: 5:42 AM 08/28/08 - A North Carolina man who prosecutors said was part of a crack cocaine distribution ring that operated in Virginia has been sentenced on federal charges. (Full Story)
Meth Bust In Carteret County

Last Updated: 8:28 PM 08/27/08 - A tip from a local store in Carteret County led lawmen to a meth lab. (Full Story)
New One-Stop Service Center Planned For Elderly

Last Updated: 6:46 AM 08/28/08 - Many older North Carolinians and those with disabilities will be able to get services at a one-stop service center planned in Raleigh. (Full Story)
Brother Testified Molestation Never Happened

Last Updated: 9:33 PM 08/27/08 - It didn't happen. That was the testimony Wednesday of a family member in the innocence commission case of Henry Reeves. (Full Story)
Fort Bragg's Logistics Command Gets A New Leader

Last Updated: 6:18 AM 08/28/08 - Fort Bragg's massive logistics command is getting a new leader. (Full Story)
Marines Face Canada In Boxing Invitational

Last Updated: 6:13 AM 08/28/08 - Canadian and American boxers will face off at Camp Lejeune this week. (Full Story)
Hospital Director Wants Transfer To Continue

Last Updated: 6:01 AM 08/28/08 - The leader of the new state mental hospital in Butner says plans to transfer patients there from aging Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh should move ahead. (Full Story)
TVA Asks To Renew Build Permits For Reactors

Last Updated: 5:20 AM 08/28/08 - The Tennessee Valley Authority has asked federal regulators to renew construction permits for two unfinished nuclear reactors in Alabama that it virtually abandoned 20 years ago. (Full Story)
Home Where Foster Child Died Passed Inspection

Last Updated: 9:25 PM 08/27/08 - Officials with the Lenoir County Department of Social Services say they will not investigate the home where fire is being blamed for killing a foster child Monday night. (Full Story)
New Workforce Center Dedicated At Craven Community College

Last Updated: 10:02 PM 08/27/08 - It's a new era in workforce development for Craven Community College in New Bern. (Full Story)
DNC Officially Nominates Obama

Last Updated: 9:20 PM 08/27/08 - Democrats gathered in Denver officially nominate Barack Obama for president. (Full Story)
John McCain's Vice Presidential Speculation
Last Updated: 6:59 PM 08/27/08 - John McCain's potential running mates were in what amounted to a high-stakes waiting game Wednesday as the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting prepared to announce his running mate in the coming days.
(Full Story)
Crackdown Nets Cocaine And Cash

Last Updated: 9:30 PM 08/27/08 - Crack and cash... Lawmen say that's what they seized Tuesday night during the arrest of two Martin County men. (Full Story)
Missing North Carolina Woman Found

Last Updated: 1:00 PM 08/27/08 - A woman in North Carolina was found on Tuesday, five days after going missing. It went from a story of a missing mother, to an amazing story of survival.
(Full Story)
Man Charged With Murder When Havelock Woman Dies After Attack

Last Updated: 9:12 PM 08/25/08 - Desmond Johnson made his first court appearance this morning in Craven County on the murder charge. (Full Story)
School Dress Code Woes

Last Updated: 11:55 PM 08/26/08 - Over 20 students were sent home from school Tuesday after officials say they weren't dressed appropriately. (Full Story)
Former NC Sheriff To Report To Federal Prison

Last Updated: 5:22 AM 08/27/08 - A former North Carolina sheriff will report to prison this week following a corruption investigation of his office that resulted in the arrests of 21 other members of his office. (Full Story)
NC Escort Service Madam Sentenced To 2 Years

Last Updated: 5:27 AM 08/27/08 - The woman who ran an expensive Charlotte-based prostitution ring online that made about $3 million has been sentenced to two years in prison. (Full Story)
Kentucky Politician Arrested After Telling Joke In Grocery Store

Last Updated: 9:45 PM 08/25/08 - Politicians are known for lame jokes. But when Otis "Bullman" Hensley tried a generations-old Appalachian jest on a woman and two girls at the grocery store, the family thought it was downright criminal.
(Full Story)
Tornado Watch Is Over

Last Updated: 7:12 PM 08/27/08 - There were several reports of tornadoes but no reports of significant damage Wednesday afternoon. (Full Story)
Body Exhumed Of Child Poisoned 5 Years Ago

Last Updated: 9:20 PM 08/26/08 - Kayla Allen died five years ago Sunday. Today her family had Kayla's body removed from her Onslow County grave so she can be re-buried in Michigan. (Full Story)
State Worker Gets $850,000 Bonus....Temporarily

Last Updated: 1:27 PM 08/27/08 - Jo Harris was supposed to receive an $850 longevity bonus for working at the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission for seven years. But a misplaced decimal point turned that into a six-figure windfall.
(Full Story)
Firefighters Try But Can't Save Girl

Last Updated: 9:17 PM 08/26/08 - Firefighters went into a smoke and fire-filled Kinston home Monday night to find the 12-year-old girl, but she didn't survive. (Full Story)
Labor Day Travel

Last Updated: 9:55 PM 08/27/08 - Gas prices continue to drop, however gas is still higher this Labor Day weekend than it was last year. (Full Story)
State Of Emergency Declared In New Orleans
Last Updated: 7:06 PM 08/27/08 - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard in advance of storm Gustav.
(Full Story)
Wright Found Guilty Of Obstruction Of Justice

Last Updated: 1:34 PM 08/27/08 - Wake County jurors deliberated for about 2 1/2 hours over two days before reaching the verdict Wednesday. (Full Story)
Coast Guard Ready For Busy Weekend

Last Updated: 9:46 PM 08/27/08 - The U.S. Coast Guard says it will conduct heavy patrols this Labor Day weekend in the waters of the Crystal Coast (Full Story)
House Votes To Override Boat-Towing Veto

Last Updated: 7:04 PM 08/27/08 - House members voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override Gov. Mike Easley's rejection of a new law easing the restrictions on the towing of boats. (Full Story)
UPDATED: Funeral For Husband And Wife Who Died In Crash

Last Updated: 2:45 PM 08/26/08 - Funeral arrangements are scheduled for a husband and wife from Hyde County who died after a head-on crash. (Full Story)
Dead Sea Scrolls Will Posted On Internet
Last Updated: 12:34 PM 08/27/08 - Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said. (Full Story)
Forget The To Do List, Here's A "To Don't" List For Obama
Last Updated: 5:17 PM 08/27/08 - There's no shortage of items on Barack Obama's to-do list for the fall campaign. How about a to-don't list? Five AP reporters offer suggestions.
(Full Story)
Offshore Drilling Impasse In Congress

Last Updated: 6:25 AM 08/27/08 - A bipartisan group of senators is hoping to break the stalemate over offshore drilling. Read the story to find out how. (Full Story)
"Masked Bandit" Captured In Atlanta Federal Building

Last Updated: 2:48 PM 08/27/08 - Federal bankruptcy Judge Paul W. Bonapfel reported the break-in last week at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta. The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints. (Full Story)
No Mega Millions Jackpot Winner

Last Updated: 6:40 AM 08/27/08 - The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $132 million Wednesday. (Full Story)
Lawmakers Back In Raleigh In Veto-Override Session

Last Updated: 9:39 PM 08/27/08 - The North Carolina General Assembly would make history if it overrides Gov. Mike Easley's veto of a boat-towing bill. (Full Story)
N.C. Students Improve SAT Scores

Last Updated: 5:45 AM 08/27/08 - The state's average still lags behind the national average, but officials say, they're closing the gap. (Full Story)
Body Found; Foul Play Not Suspected

Last Updated: 1:14 PM 08/26/08 - The Pasquotank County Sheriff's Department recovered the body last night. (Full Story)
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